| 2009 British Open Update: Tiger Woods misses the cut |
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| Written by Scott Burgess | |||||||
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Friday, 17 July 2009
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 Five time Open Champion Tom Watson is tied for first place at the 138th British Open with Steve Marino at -5 under par. If Watson, now the oldest leader in any round of any major in history at 59 years young, finds a way to get it done the weekend, he'll become the oldest major champion ever. There’s still plenty of golf to wager on so be sure to get your 2009 British Open Predictions in now at Bodog.comTom Watson finished his first round with a -6 under 65 and was atop the leaderboard going into round 2. In round 2 things didn’t start off well for Watson. Watson, who at one point made four straight bogeys and bogeys on 5 of 6 holes on the front nine, was error-free over his final nine, capping a back side 32 with a long birdie putt on the 18th hole. As a result, Watson turned what easily looked like a 75 or worse into a round of even par, leaving him with a share of the halfway lead at 5 under. It’s amazing to see Watson the five-time Open champion in this position. One of his Open wins came here, at Turnberry, 32 years ago. That's six Presidents and nearly one entire Tiger Woods life ago. As for Tiger Woods he double bogeyed 10, bogeyed 12 and double bogeyed 13. Despit birdies on 16 and 17 he failed to birdie the 18th to make the cut at +4. He finished with a +5 and the damage was done. This is just the second time in his career he missed a cut at a Major, his only other missed cut in a major came in the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot. John Daly flirted with the leaderboard on Friday but ended up shooting 2 over to drop back to even par for the tournament. Daly, who did the bulk of the damage with a bogey-double bogey finish to his front nine, thought the pin placements were extremely difficult. “It was brutal out there today,” he said. “… The way the wind was blowing it was impossible to get at (the pins). Not only that, a lot of them were on slopes making it even more tough. “This course, whether it is calm or blowing, you are always five feet or five inches from a disaster. I’m happy to be here for the weekend, and if I can shoot below par I will be happy.” Point-Spreads.com 2009 British Open Update 2009 British Open When: Sat, July 18-19 1:30 AM ET Line: Sportsbook.com The Bottom Line: Check out the head to head match ups for round three and be sure to get your 2009 British Open Predictions in now at Bodog.com receive a 10% Deposit Bonus and start winning today!                        |
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